Polish Jewish cemetery being excavated to become a parking lot

The World Jewish Congress is urging the Polish authorities to put an immediate stop to the excavation of an old Jewish cemetery in eastern Poland being dug up for the construction of an electrical substation and parking lot. Read more

Jerusalem controversy nothing new

Donald Trump’s announcement recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s capital was, in itself, nothing new, nor should it be controversial. Read more

Palestinians call for emergency meeting of Arab League over Jerusalem recognition

Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki has called on the heads of the Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation to convene an emergency meeting over President Donald Trump’s potential recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital this week.  Read more

PM Netanyahu addresses the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made the following remarks at the start of his appearance before the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee yesterday. Read more

70th anniversary of the UN vote calling for the establishment of a Jewish state

The World Jewish Congress and Israel’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations has marked the 70th anniversary of the November 29, 1947 UN vote that called for the establishment of a Jewish state, with a reenactment of events in the very structure that served as the UN headquarters at that time. Read more

Rivlin invites Prince Harry and fiancee Meghan Markle to honeymoon in Israel

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Monday congratulated the U.K.’s Prince Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle on their engagement, and invited the couple to visit Israel for their honeymoon.  Read more

Uber banned from operating in Israel

The Tel Aviv District Court has ruled that Uber must end its rideshare services in Israel as of Nov. 29, following an appeal brought by the app’s competitor, Gett, and the Israel Taxi Drivers Association. Read more

German TV cancels Roger Waters concert over rocker’s antisemitism

A German public broadcaster on Saturday cancelled a scheduled concert by former Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters following a campaign highlighting the rocker’s antisemitism.  Read more

Entry forbidden to Jews

The World Jewish Congress is deeply disturbed and disappointed by the Polish government’s apparent failure to intervene to remove a flagrantly antisemitic banner at the entrance to a guest house near the western city of Wroclaw, and to prosecute those responsible for posting it. Read more

World Jewish Congress President Lauder condemns Egypt mosque attack

World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder has harshly condemned the “horrifying and barbaric” attack that killed at least 235 civilians in the al-Radwa Mosque in Egypt. Read more

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2017 – Jerusalem

President Reuven and First Lady Nechama Rivlin in partnership with the Ministry of Social Equality, hosted an event at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, marking International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Read more

Abbas freezes ties with US over move to close Palestinians’ mission in Washington

Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas announced that he has frozen all contact with the U.S. over the Trump administration’s move to shutter the Palestinians’ mission in Washington, D.C. Read more

Australian rock star Nick Cave to boycotters: ‘I love Israel’

Australian rock star Nick Cave is facing backlash from BDS supporters following a performance in Tel Aviv, where he accused the anti-Israel movement of trying to bully and censor him. Read more

Championing neo-Nazism “alarming”

The chairman of the New Zealand Holocaust Centre says the recent 60,000 strong march in Warsaw, Poland , championing neo-Nazism and white supremacy is alarming. Read more

Amazon goes on aggressive high-tech hiring spree in Israel

The online retail giant Amazon is reportedly in the midst of a massive hiring spree in Israel and is offering unusually high salaries to attract top high-tech talent to its new Tel Aviv-based research and development (R&D) centre.  Read more

Cybergym to give local security systems a workout

Israeli cyber security company CyberGym is the latest tech company to set up shop in Melbourne with its global headquarters and state-of-the-art cyber security training arena opening in Docklands this week. Read more

Polish far-right nationalists call for ‘Jew-free’ country

Tens of thousands of far-right nationalists chanted calls for a “Jew-free” Poland as they marched through the streets of Warsaw on Saturday to mark 99 years since the country was re-established as an independent nation. Read more

KKL-JNF workers protest government actions outside Prime Minister’s office

Employees of the Keren Kayemet Le’Israel-Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF) protested outside Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem against the government’s intention to legislate a law in the Knesset that will significantly damage the independence and functioning of the KKL-JNF. Read more

Congratulations to the new Director-General of UNESCO

World Jewish Congress CEO and Executive Vice President Robert Singer congratulated former French Culture Minister Audrey Azoulay on her appointment as incoming Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and expressed hope that she would push for much-needed reforms to address the ongoing politicisation of UNESCO. Read more

Best ever month for tourism in Israel

Over 400,000 tourists visited Israel in October – 80,000 tourists and 23% more than April this year which held the record up until now.  Read more

3,000,000th tourist arrives in Israel

Israel’s three millionth tourist this year has landed in Israel, a new all-time record for incoming tourism in Israel…and received a very special guide in Jerusalem. Read more

This week Israel will welcome its 3,000,000th tourist for 2017

The Israel Tourism Ministry is currently preparing for the arrival of the 3 millionth tourist with the ministry planning to surprise him/her and to leverage the event for its international marketing. Read more

Former NZ Foreign Minister responds to his predecessor’s remark on Iranian diplomat

New Zealand National Party Foreign Affairs spokesperson and foreign minister in the recently defeated government Gerry Brownlee says reports that an Iranian diplomat delivered what was effectively a hate speech at an Auckland mosque in June raises questions as to why Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters hasn’t already required the withdrawal of the diplomat’s credentials and his removal from the country. Read more

Netanyahu visits Theresa May

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has visited 10 Downing Street in London where he met with UK Prime Minister Theresa May. Read more

Malcolm Turnbull meets Ruvi

President Reuven (Ruvi) Rivlin has held a working meeting with Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull. Read more

The Turnbulls visit Yad Vashem

Australia Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and his wife Lucy have visited Yad Vashem World Holocaust Centre in Jerusalem and reiterates “as we stand with Israel and the Jewish People”. Read more

Inauguration of the Beersheba Museum

Following the ceremony in Beersheba commemorating the 100^th anniversary of the historic ANZAC battle that triumphed over the Ottoman Empire during WWI, leaders from Israel, Australia, New Zealand and KKL-JNF came together to inaugurate the ANZAC Museum established by the Keren Kayemet Le’Israel (KKL-JNF) and JNF Australia. Read more

PA denies report of Abbas demand that Hamas recognise Israel

The Palestinian Authority (PA) has refuted a report citing an alleged demand by PA President Mahmoud Abbas that members of the Gaza-ruling Palestinian terror group Hamas must recognise Israel if they want to be included in the cabinet of a unity government. Read more

Malcolm plants a tree

Keren Kayemet Le’Israel-Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF) hosted the Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at a planting ceremony at the Grove of Nations in Jerusalem. Read more

WJC condemns NYC terror attack

World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder has condemned the “senseless” attack that killed up to eight people in lower Manhattan on Tuesday, in what federal US authorities are treating as a terrorist incident. Read more

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